Splatter Nails Tutorial
Splatter nails are super cool and easy to do, but they make a huge mess! I didn't tape my nails for this tutorial, and I really regretted it while I was doing the clean up. If you want a tutorial for how to tape off nails check out this one. In this tutorial I used Tip Top Nail Chic in Twilight for the base and splattered Beauty UK polish in Black and Lilac Girl, Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Mint Sprint and Wet and Wild in Tickled Pink. Lay out newspaper to work over. Back to Tutorials Still have some questions? Copyright 2012 Lisa Bailey © Nail-Art-101.comAll Rights Reserved
Everyday Mom Ideas: Scrap Paper Tree Centerpiece Tutorial (Featured guest blogger)
Hi there! I'm Sharon from Two Girls Being Crafty, and I am so delighted to be today's guest blogger on Everyday Mom Ideas! Thank you so much, Julia, for having us. Today I would like to share with you all our newest craft. This simple project uses scrapbook paper leaves to create a bright and cheery Spring ambiance for your home. First, drag out your unseemly healthy assortment of scrapbook paper scraps. Cut out a template of your leaf from the cardboard (you can also use chipboard or card-stock). Take your floral wire and cut strips anywhere from 5"-8" long. Lay down some newspaper next to your workspace. Now for the fun part! ...or make them funky. And you're done! Thanks again, Julia, for having us here today!
Blue Me Away! Sally Hansen
Nail Art Alert! How To Get Ombre Nails At Home : Girls in the Beauty Department
Here's my step-by-step guide to getting the fun and fabulous ombre nail art look at home. Before you start, make sure you have everything you need and that it's easy to reach from wherever you're sitting. It's also a good idea to make a quick trip to the bathroom. What you'll need: Two color polishes and a topcoat. A sponge, a plastic sheet and toothpicks. If you don't have any of these plastic wallets in the house, raid the kitchen cupboards for some foil or baking paper. The Fun Part! Step 1: Using the lightest of the two colors, paint your nails and wait for it to dry completely. Step 2: On a flat surface, paint a generous amount of the colors right next to each other on to the plastic. Step 3: Using a toothpick, swirl the two colors together in where they meet. Step 4: Take your sponge and dab it directly down on to the polish a few times. Step 5: Dab the sponge directly down on to your nail. (You can repeat this step as many times as you need to. Step 6: Add a topcoat. All finished!
Faded Floral Manicure
photos + post design by Kristin Ess Who doesn’t love a soft, faded floral pattern? You can basically do this mani in any color combo you want– we chose a spring-y palette. Here’s how you get the look: YOU WILL NEED: Nail polish remover, 4 small paint brushes, a plate or something to put your polish drops on, a white nail polish + 3 of your favorite polish colors that look good together. Place a dot of each color on your plate. Good luck with your pretty faded florals and as always, tweet us a picture when you’re done! (Special thanks to Kimberly, our new nail intern for showing us this technique!!) Tags: DIY, faded florals, floral, floral nails, flower nails, flowers, how to, kristin ess, mani, mani monday, manicure, nail art, nail polish, nails, polish, polished, spring, the beauty department, thebeautydepartment.com, tutorial Related posts:
Iron Craft Challenge #40 – Graveyard Terrarium
This week for Iron Craft we were to create something using bottles or jars. I’d been playing with making creepy trees for Halloween terrariums and thought a mason jar would make for a great vessel. I’m kind of in love with how this turned out. To make it even spookier I added a flickering light to make it really show up at night. I like it so much, I made a bigger one in terrarium that I had killed all the plants in. Here’s how I made it… (Because the instructions to make the creepy trees are a little long, so I put them in separate post.) Supplies: mason jar with a lid and screw top (I used a quart size) or other glass containerblack paint (optional)grey clay, such as fimo or scultpyorange paint (optional)paint brushspanish mossscissorsglue, I used super glue and tacky gluecreepy tree (instructions in this post)battery powered tea lighttapehelpful items: pliers, knitting needle, chopstick, tweezers, skewer Leave the lid and screw top to the jar silver or paint them black like I did.
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DIY: How To Create Paper Nails
We thought we would share a super easy nail tutorial with you lovely ladies today! How do you all feel about paper nails? We love this quirky look and wanted to show you how you could do it too! You will need: ♥ Newspaper or magazine♥ Alcohol♥ White/Pale nail varnish♥ Clear top coat nail varnish♥ Cotton buds Step 1: Apply a couple of coats of white nail varnish and wait/blow/wave hands uncontrollably until completely dry! Step 2: Soak your nails in the alcohol for around 10-20 seconds. Step 3: Grab a piece of your newspaper or magazine and hold it onto your nail, be careful not to move the paper once it’s pressed against your nail otherwise the text will duplicate! Step 4: Carefully pull the paper off your nails (if it feels a bit stuck then pop your finger back into the alcohol with the paper on it and it will slide straight off) then continue the technique for the rest of your nails! Step 5: Wait until fully dry then add a very thin layer of top coat. And there you have it! Much Bespoke Love
